as in extremely
to a great degree
all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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Recent Examples of desperately
Cut to Alex, desperately tending to her dwindling fire while berating God for letting her experience love, only to rip it away from her.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
For her, being in love is the only thing that matters, and her growing anxiety pushes her to desperately seek the one.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
As Girl Scout cookie season comes to a close, customers across the nation are desperately stocking up on their favorite boxes to freeze for the rest of the year.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
But the company desperately wants to avoid a Wii U flop — a console that sported a novel new controller but failed to convince consumers to upgrade from the celebrated Wii.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
For her, being in love is the only thing that matters, and her growing anxiety pushes her to desperately seek the one.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
As Girl Scout cookie season comes to a close, customers across the nation are desperately stocking up on their favorite boxes to freeze for the rest of the year.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
But the company desperately wants to avoid a Wii U flop — a console that sported a novel new controller but failed to convince consumers to upgrade from the celebrated Wii.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desperately
Adverb
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Even some of Trump’s allies, including Elon Musk and Bill Ackman, have recently warned that tariffs are bad policy that rely on extremely flawed logic.—
John Towfighi, David Goldman and Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The fashion house’s artisans began experimenting with the material—which is extremely lightweight, strong, and pliable—and eventually created handles out of them by gently bending the stalks with fire and then applying many coats of lacquer.—
Diana Budds,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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What If…? ended up not being a terribly good series in the end and making Carter the focus attracted a lot of flak since it was supposed to be an anthology.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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That could be terribly damaging, especially with the arrival of the low season and everything.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The Blue Jackets only remained in the playoff race because the other teams around them battling for a playoff spot have been coughing and hacking almost as badly as the Jackets.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The earthquake could provide both, with a ceasefire – no matter how badly observed – providing a cover for allowing for a national vote.—
Tharaphi Than,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The glasses themselves are incredibly durable and high quality.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
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Overwatch has an incredibly dedicated competitive fanbase who regularly debate about who the best characters are gameplay or story-wise.—
Ryan Easby,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Peters returns for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s fresh, surprising and very special Broadway production, following its run in Los Angeles.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Heat illness already frequently harms outdoor workers with very little protection in place for their safety.—
Georgia Christakis,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Foreign governments have been upping their travel warnings, too, especially for transgender travelers, to use one example.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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He, too, was described as a game-time decision but was cleared after going through pregame warmups.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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That’s what’s so ironic about the relationship between these two men.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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In so doing, Miami officially eliminated Philadelphia from postseason contention, knocking it to a 23-51 record on the year.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Drinking more water really is key to glowing skin, an extra few hours of sleep does more… Accessorize Pearl Jam Pearls are back, as one look at the Paris runways will attest.—
Michael Odell,
Air Mail,
10 Apr. 2025
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In Season 4, the challenges don’t quite stack up, and there’s a reluctance on the creators’ part to really sink their teeth into the whirlwind of producing late-night TV.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperately. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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